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Hannah Fairfield @hfairfield

Climate editor @ The New York Times. Alaska. North Dakota. New York. D.C.

Joined March 2009
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20 Oct 2022
Around the U.S., cities and towns are increasingly turning to treated wastewater to augment their drinking water supply. "It is now necessary for us to consider options that would, in previous generations, be considered unthinkable," one expert said. nyti.ms/3MQrZix

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12 Oct 2022
What are your questions about climate change? New York Times reporters want to hear from you. nyti.ms/3SQcBFc

Tell Us: What Questions About Climate Change Can We Answer? (Published 2022)

There is no question too basic, or too big. Your suggestions will be used to help guide the Times’s climate coverage.

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5 Oct 2022
The South Asian monsoon is changing, in ways that will make life more difficult for the region's 1.8 billion people. I traveled to India to better understand why. It has a lot to do with climate change. 1/6
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24 Sep 2022
A recent @nytimes article highlights a 2010 study detailing the devastating effects climate change has had on San Francisco's emblematic fog, which has decreased by 33% since the middle of the 20th century. Learn more here: nytimes.com/2022/09/15/brief…

The Fog of San Francisco (Published 2022)

It’s a life force, with an uncertain future.

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John Branch@JohnBranchNYT
15 Sep 2022
I'm supposed to be an objective journalist. But I'm going to admit my feelings about the subject of today's story. I like fog. A lot. My infatuation led to this project (more of an experience, really, thanks to @nytclimate) and, now, this 🧵 nytimes.com/interactive/2022…

The Elusive Future of San Francisco’s Fog (Gift Article)

Its ebb and flow has long defined life along the California coast. Now, some scientists fear climate change is causing an ethereal companion to fade away.

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17 Jun 2022
For every headline you read, a lot are thrown out. Here are the top five rejected headlines from this article: Need Fertilizer? Urine Luck. nytimes.com/2022/06/17/clima…

Meet the Peecyclers. Their Idea to Help Farmers Is No. 1. (Published 2022)

A shortage of chemical fertilizer, worsened by the war in Ukraine, has growers desperate. It just so happens that human urine has the very nutrients that crops need.

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Tremendous writing, stunning photography: nytimes.com/interactive/2022…

Raft by Raft, a Rainforest Loses Its Trees (Published 2022)

The Congo River Basin rainforest, vital in the fight against climate change, has long been protected in part by its remoteness. But the river acts as a highway for sprawling flotillas of logs, sent...

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Great lede: “vegan leather,” a marketing masterstroke meant to suggest environmental virtue: nytimes.com/2022/06/12/clima…

How Fashion Giants Recast Plastic as Good for the Planet (Published 2022)

An influential system overseen by retailers and clothing makers ranks petroleum-based synthetics like “vegan leather” as more environmentally sound than natural fibers.

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Leo Hickman@LeoHickman
7 Jun 2022
The New York Times is bringing its Climate Forward team to London for three days of events (30 June - 2 July) @SominiSengupta @nytclimate @hfairfield All details here... climate-events.nytimes.com/c…
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Jesse Pesta@JessePesta
22 Apr 2022
Did you know, the “recycling” ♻️ symbol doesn’t mean something’s actually recyclable? Play our trashy garbage game, then read how recycling got to be such a mess (and what to do about it). By @WinstonC_S @HirokoTabuchi @rinee_s nytimes.com/interactive/2022…
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1 Apr 2022
We're thrilled to welcome @manuelaandreoni to @nytclimate's Climate Forward newsletter. nytco.com/press/manuela-andr…

Manuela Andreoni Becomes a Writer on the Climate Forward Newsletter | The New York Times Company

We are very happy to announce that Manuela Andreoni will be joining the Climate Forward newsletter team as a writer working alongside Somini Sengupta, who hosts the signature New York Times climate…

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Jane Mayer
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28 Mar 2022
Tremendous reporting by the @NYTimes laying bare Manchin’s self-interest in blocking any move away from the dirtiest energy sources: nytimes.com/2022/03/27/clima…

How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions (Published 2022)

At every step of his political career, Joe Manchin helped a West Virginia power plant that is the sole customer of his private coal business. Along the way, he blocked ambitious climate action.

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The language in the C.I.A. memo was unequivocal: nytimes.com/2022/03/23/clima…

How Europe Got Hooked on Russian Gas Despite Reagan’s Warnings (Published 2022)

A Soviet-era pipeline, opposed by the president but supported by the oil and gas industry, set up the dependency that today helps fund the Russian assault on Ukraine.

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Take a look at California: nytimes.com/interactive/2022…

This Map Shows Where Biodiversity Is Most at Risk in America (Published 2022)

New maps provide a valuable tool to officials and scientists scrambling to protect threatened species.

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21 Feb 2022
Paul Farmer, a physician who worked to bring high-quality health care to some of the world’s poorest people, is dead at 62. nyti.ms/36ifHhN

Paul Farmer, Pioneer of Global Health, Dies at 62 (Published 2022)

As a medical student, Dr. Farmer decided to build a clinic in Haiti. It grew into a vast network serving some of the world’s poorest communities.

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David Gelles@dgelles
17 Feb 2022
🚨 PERSONAL NEWS: Thrilled to announce that I’m taking on a new role at the New York Times covering climate change, and specifically the nexus between government and the private sector. It’s the biggest story in the world. 🌎 nytco.com/press/new-role-for…

New Role for David Gelles | The New York Times Company

As the climate crisis continues to grow, affecting all aspects of society and our natural world, New York Times climate coverage is expanding in parallel. We are building on our already strong…

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10 Feb 2022
Wolves will regain federal protection across 44 of the lower 48 states after a judge overturned a Trump-era decision that removed them from the Endangered Species List. nyti.ms/3gFeRgY

Wolves Will Regain Federal Protection in Much of the U.S. (Published 2022)

A federal judge has overturned the Trump-era decision that removed the predators from the endangered species list.

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Somini Sengupta🥭@SominiSengupta
9 Feb 2022
Thanks for all your good wishes. If you subscribe to @nytclimate newsletter, you know the stellar work of my colleagues. If you don't subscribe yet, please sign up. I promise you, I'll try to show you how climate change matters -- to all our lives, in all kinds of ways.
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9 Feb 2022
We're thrilled to announce that @SominiSengupta is taking on an exciting new role as the anchor for our Climate Fwd newsletter. nytco.com/press/new-role-for…
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The hunt for Shackleton's ship Endurance nytimes.com/2022/02/04/clima…

A Search Begins for the Wreck Behind an Epic Tale of Survival (Published 2022)

Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance was crushed by Antarctic ice in 1915. Now, a team of researchers is heading to the Weddell Sea where it went down.

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NYT Climate@nytclimate
27 Jan 2022
The Biden administration has canceled two mining leases that would have allowed a copper mine to be built near an area of pristine wilderness in Minnesota. The Interior Department said the Trump administration improperly reinstated the leases in 2019. nyti.ms/3KLxKwE

Biden Administration Cancels Mining Leases Near Wilderness Area (Published 2022)

The leases, reinstated during the Trump years, would have allowed a Chilean mining conglomerate to dig for copper and nickel near the Boundary Waters wilderness in Minnesota.

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